Last procedure – Rituximab

Saturday, March 16, 2019

So dear ones, today I get again a rather prophylactic, but valuable treatment.

If somewhere a sick B lymphocyte could have been hiding, the rituximab will kill her.

Broom clean, as they say! – or no, just not! Broom clean was yesterday;) Number sure! We do not do things by halves! 💪 Here is whining!

The procedure now lasts a total of 5 hours, as usual I am well supervised. Allergic reactions, such as B. chills or heart pressure are to be expected. Every 20 minutes (in reality it’s every 8 minutes) somebody looks after me. Besides, you showed me the red button. 😂🙏

Then I will have driven here again and again. 🌞

That’s something nice, honest!

Well, now, I’ve been over three hours, they’ve been a bit faster for 1.5 hours and now only come in every 30 minutes. Or, if I press the red button. I’m not pushing. Not hot, not cold, completely relaxed. Bissi exhausted, but I’ll treat myself.

That’s it then! 🧚♂️🍾

A bottle is the cortisone that ran first. The small bottle was the second, acetaminophen. And now the rituximab runs for a total of 5 hours.

Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody against the cell marker CD20, which occurs mainly in B cells – where the MS squats. The drug rituximab therefore binds to these cells and leads to cell death. It is deliberately used after stem cell transplantation etc., just for the final ground section.

Rituximab is used in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, various forms of leukemia, severe rheumatoid arthritis, and graft rejection, among others. It has also been shown to be effective in certain autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
It’s only a prophylactic in my context, to be sure.

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